cohan, Three years ago I managed to get 3 from Canadian Tire, I think it was. I bought them about 6 weeks into the "garden centre season" and didn't pay too much, maybe $6.00 each? They aren't species which I would prefer, but what the heck ! I'm going to try some more from seed, but for now the ones I have are doing great ( at least I hope they still are .... ) and the flowers last for the longest time. For all I know they may have turned up at Canadian Tire by mistake, but I'll check there again this year, just in case.

Amy- I'm still not an actual NARGS member, the seed-ex would be the only reason to join (no clubs to attend near enough) so it hasn't happened yet...

Cohan...I would still encourage you to join NARGS for the seed-ex and the quarterly..but if that's not going to happen another way to get free Hellebore seed is to join the Hellebore group on Yahoo groups. They have a lively discussion and a free seed-ex. I get loads of great seed from this group from all over the country!! Give it a look-see. :D

Your hellebores are absolutely wonderful, Michael and Saori and Geoffrey! (Hope I didn't miss anyone there, in that beautiful parade of spring blooms.) The doubles, bicolours, apricot tones, and the oh-so-dark ones are especially captivating to me!

Glorious flowers, Geoffrey! That hybrid H. torquatus flower has the attraction of a double with the eloquence of a single! :o It looks like the plant inherited the beautiful foliage of the species, too.

I plan on hand pollinating my Helleborus purpurascens this season. Protecting the pistil from contamination won't be as easy as Lillium spp. If I am successful, I'll offer the seed them here on the Forum. They open pollinated easily with lots of seed, so it should work.

Amy- I'm still not an actual NARGS member, the seed-ex would be the only reason to join (no clubs to attend near enough) so it hasn't happened yet...

Cohan...I would still encourage you to join NARGS for the seed-ex and the quarterly..but if that's not going to happen another way to get free Hellebore seed is to join the Hellebore group on Yahoo groups. They have a lively discussion and a free seed-ex. I get loads of great seed from this group from all over the country!! Give it a look-see. :D

Thanks, Amy- I should give the yahoo group a look :) I wouldn't ask for seed coming into the group without something to contribute though, but its okay, no hurry!